Holy Family University - Athletics

Athletics

Holy Family University has 15 varsity sports teams, nine women’s and six men’s teams. Their nickname is the Tigers and their colors are Copenhagen blue and white. Since 1985 the director of athletics has been Sandra Michael, who oversees the university’s 15 NCAA Division II sports. The teams at HFU compete in the CAC conference and are affiliated with the NCAA Division II. CACC is the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference composed of 14 colleges and universities located in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The CACC finished 3rd nationally among Division II conferences.

The women’s teams are basketball, cross-country running, track and field, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. The women's basketball team became the first CACC team to participate in the NCAA Championship tournament and won its sixth Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference crown in nine seasons in 2007; and in 2009 the women's softball team won 22 of 28 games during their regular season. Holy Family University Men’s Teams: consist of a Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Track (indoor and outdoor).

Available to all athletes, as well as other students, are the cardio and weight rooms, campus center gym, and Tiger Field. The Albert and Carolyn Smith Cardio Room was completed in 2003 and is equipped with ten treadmills, six elliptical machines, six stationary bikes, two stair climbers, two rowing machines, and two Nintendo wii’s. It also has an open area for abdominal and leg workouts. The weight room was also completed in 2003 and has 40 pieces of Hammer strength apparatus and three full racks of free weights. The Campus Center Gym houses the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the women’s volleyball team; and Tiger Field is used by the soccer and lacrosse teams.